JH Williams and W Haden Blackman cited DC's refusal to allow Kate Kane to marry her fiancée as one of the instances of editorial interference that caused them to depart.

"We are still early into the world of the New 52 and we want to keep all story opportunities open," DiDio wrote on Facebook (via ComicBook.com).

When confronted with the claim that DC is behind the times on the subject of equal marriage, he said: "That's a completely misinformed statement, and don't forget that Batwoman has been a lead character for DC since 2006 with her own stories in Detective Comics and her own series. Please let me know if there is any other publisher as committed as that."